Polyglot Dictionary

afrentar

/afɾenˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
afrento
preterite (yo)
afrenté
past participle
afrentado

Meaning

  1. to insult

    • Lo afrentaron en público.

      They insulted him in public.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

insultar

afrentar means to insult in a way that offends someone's honor or dignity, formal and literary; insultar is the general, everyday word for "to insult."

injuriar

injuriar means to insult or slander, often with a legal connotation, like defamation; afrentar is more about offending someone's honor.

denostar

denostar means to insult or vilify harshly, often in speech or writing; afrentar is more about offending someone's honor or dignity.

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